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Thursday January 29 2015

On December 11, 2013 Canada Post Corporation (CPC) notified the Union about its 5 Point Plan approximately 1 hour prior to sending out a press rele

Wednesday January 28 2015

The upcoming federal election will be a pivotal one for postal workers.

Thursday January 22 2015

Beginning September 15,2014 the rules changed in non-major urban centers (MUC) for parcel delivery.

Wednesday January 21 2015

The Union has appointed an additional Co-ordinator to help with the campaigns relating to the review of the Canadian Postal Service Charter, the at

Wednesday January 21 2015

The 2015 World Social Forum is taking place in Tunis from March 24-28.

Tuesday January 13 2015

When Canada Post introduced right-hand drive (RHO) vehicles, RSMCs were required to perform a daily inspection of their corporate RHO at the start

Tuesday January 6 2015

At the start of every year, we all wonder: What’s in store for us this year? What challenges will we be facing? 2015 will be no exception.

Thursday December 11 2014
On December 11, 2013, Canada Post announced large rate hikes and sweeping changes to public postal service, including a decision to take away home mail delivery and force 5 million households to use community mailboxes (CMBs).
Thursday December 11 2014
On December 7, 2012, Canada Post announced its intent to implement mandatory security screening for all employees, as set out in a “Practice Regarding Security Screening of Personnel,” as of April 29, 2013. Under this process, the employer would subject employees to criminal record checks, and, in some instances, fingerprinting and credit and solvency checks.
Thursday December 4 2014
For Urban Postal Operations (UPO) and Rural and Suburban Mail Carrier (RSMC) members starting January 1st, 2015, we will begin a new reimbursement period for our Vision benefit.

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Wednesday December 20 2017

The government’s postal service review wrapped up a year ago in time for the holiday break, with a promise that the Liberal government w

Wednesday December 20 2017
On December 6, 2017, United States President Trump announced that the US would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the American embassy to Jerusalem, in violation of international law. This decision confirms the US government’s support of Israel’s plan to annex and colonize Palestine.
Wednesday December 20 2017
This paper is the latest in a series of annual survey reports that track child care fee subsidy rates across the country. Time Out 2017 follows three earlier surveys: The Parent Trap (2014), They Go Up So Fast (2015) and A Growing Concern (2016). The data shows that policy matters when it comes to parental fees with provinces providing operational funding consistently showing the lowest fees. Without doubt, child care fees in most of Canada are far too expensive for many. While the ongoing child care fee data is filling an important gap, fees are only part of the puzzle of how parents are coping with finding care for their children.
Wednesday December 20 2017
On October 5th 2016, the House of Commons declared by unanimous motion the month of January as Tamil Heritage month. The Parliament recognized the contributions that Tamil-Canadians have made to Canadian society, the richness of the Tamil language and culture, and the importance of educating and reflecting upon Tamil heritage for future generations.
Tuesday December 19 2017

On November 29, 2017, Prime Minister Trudeau made an historic announcement.

Thursday December 14 2017
CUPW members have the ability to try out new uniform items or pieces of equipment as part of a joint process conducted by the National Joint Uniform Committee (NJUC). The Committee then holds discussions regarding these new clothing items or pieces of equipment. The information gathered under this process is sometimes used to modify an item or to determine whether it should be included in or excluded from the order catalogue.
Thursday December 14 2017
On Monday, December 11, Canada Post made presentations on its financial situation and on parcels. We made our own presentation about Canada Post’s financial reports.
Thursday December 14 2017

The National Executive Board has appointed the negotiating committee to represent our TForce Final Mile (formerly Dynamex) bargaining units in the

Wednesday December 13 2017

The parties recently signed two memoranda of agreements regarding amounts owed to workers who, as a result of their failure to respect deadlines im

Tuesday December 12 2017
The continued growth in parcel volumes is causing Canada Post to offer more weekend work and more work on statutory holidays. It is important that if you work on a statutory holiday that you are paid correctly.

CUPW launched its postal banking campaign with a giant inflatable piggy bank in downtown Ottawa.

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